Maine Craft Distilling hosted a launch part for its newest product, Blueshine. It gets its blue tint from blueberries in the mix.

"Moonshine is basically unaged whiskey and can be made from just about anything that ferments from a sugar source," said Luke Davidson, owner of Maine Craft Distilling. "We've chosen Maine-grown barley, we use Maine blueberries and we sweeten it with a little bit of Maine maple syrup, so we call it 'liquid pancakes with a kick.'"

WHAT USED TO BE AN ILLEGAL, BACKWOODS BREW IS TAKING OFF AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND ONE PORTLAND COMPANY IS MAKING THEIR MOONSHINE, áUNIQUEY MAINE.á MAINE CRAFT DISTILLING IS NOW MAKING "BLUESHINE." THE TYPICALLY APPALACHIAN BEVERAGE GETS ITS BLUE-TINT FROM LOCALLY-SOURCED BLUEBERRIES. "moonshine is basically unaged whiskey and can be made from just about anything that ferments from a sugar source. We've chosen Maine- grown barley, we use maine blueberries and we sweeten it with a little bit of maine maple syrup, so we call it liquid pancakes with a kick." THE DISTILLERY JUST OPENED BACK IN JUNE ON FOX STREET. THE LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE "BLUE